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Tom Richardson

Thomas Richardson

Born: 11 August 1870, Byfleet, Surrey
Died: 2 July 1912, St Jean d'Arvey, Chambery, Savoie, France
Major Teams: Surrey, London County, Somerset, England.
Known As: Tom Richardson
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast


Test Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, 3rd Test, 1893
Last Test:
England v Australia at Sydney, 5th Test, 1897/98

First Class Debut:
Surrey v Cambridge University at The Oval, 1892
Last First Class Match:
Somerset v Australians at Bath, 1905

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1897

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   14   24   8   177   25*  11.06   0   0    5   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              4498  191  2220   88  25.22  8-94   11   4  51.1  2.96

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1892 - 1905)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  358  479 124  3424   69    9.64   0   2  126   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             78992 38794 2104  18.43 10-45  200  72  37.5  2.94

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Profile:

One of the finest bowlers to grace the game of cricket, with an action described by Neville Cardus as being "like a great wave of the sea about to break". Tom Richardson was a complete pace bowler, fast, accurate, and with a devastating break back. He had an unending appetite for bowling that may have eventually overstressed his powerful frame, leading to his sudden death at only 41. He took an astonishing 290 wickets in 1895, despite playing half his matches on the friendly Oval wicket, and without the benefit of a second new ball. His greatest match, in a losing cause, was at Old Trafford in 1896, taking 13-244 in the match - H.S Altham wrote of this performance "no finer example of courage, stamina, accuracy and pace is to be found in all the annals of the game". (Dave Liverman, Nov 1997)

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 21:33:27 GMT


 
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